How Music Steered the Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Good Morning. ⛅ Today, music's role in the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat, how crypto-art might offer ar

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Good Morning. ⛅ Today, music’s role in the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat, how crypto-art might offer artists more autonomy, and a podcast with artist Addie Wagenknecht about the NFT gold rush.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

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How Music Steered the Art of Jean-Michel Basquiat The online documentary series “Time Decorated” argues that Basquiat was the connection between the bebop and hip-hop worlds. Lexis-Olivier Ray

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Hundreds of Arts and Restaurant Workers Rally to Save Historic Chinatown Banquet Hall Protesters rallied today in support of Jing Fong, the neighborhood’s last unionized restaurant and a popular meeting ground for arts events. Valentina Di Liscia

California Faces Culture Crisis as Studies Show Art Workers Could Leave the State Last year, 175,000 jobs were lost in the California creative economy, with almost 110,000 of those in LA County. Matt Stromberg

SPONSORED MassArt’s Graduate Programs Welcome Visiting Artist Nicholas Galanin for a Public Livestream Lecture The March 3 event is a collaboration between the MassArt Art Museum and the college’s Office of Justice, Equity, and Transformation.

The World of NFTs, Explained by Digital Artist Addie Wagenknecht While media outlets suggest non-fungible tokens are a panacea for artists, we ask a veteran of the digital realm to offer a more tempered take. Hrag Vartanian

How Crypto-art Might Offer Artists Increased Autonomy As NFT artwork becomes increasingly popular, artists are figuring out how to utilize the medium to carve out a new model of equity for digital artists and creators. Rea McNamara

SPONSORED Explore the Creative Potential of Industrial Materials and Techniques at the Arts/Industry Residency The John Michael Kohler Arts Center is accepting applications for the 2022 residency program through March 14.

Dibs! A Chicago Snow Tradition Spawns Art, Memes, and More The years-long tradition of staking out a parking spot hard earned by shoveling snow has spurred street installations utilizing tables, religious statues, and even frozen pants. Elisa Shoenberger

Filmmakers Propose Solutions to the Climate Crisis The second annual Climate Action Film Festival features both movies and discussions on how to effectively fight climate change. Dan Schindel

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